Toyota will roll out 500 plug-in hybrid cars later this year by adding lithium-ion batteries to the 2010-model Prius unveiled yesterday at the Detroit auto show. Toyota is a full year ahead of GM’s schedule for the Chevy Volt plug-in but behind China’s BYD, which launched its F3DM plug-in sedan in China last month.Today at the North American International Automotive Show, in Detroit, Toyota an
Eager to keep the top spot in the world's hybrid car sales market, Toyota has announced that they will be offering 10 new hybrid models by 2011 and an all-electric commuter car in 2012. The first big development, though will be the plug-in Prius' early release this year.
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Hyundai hasn't yet put a hybrid car on the market, but the company sure is throwing around some big numbers for its hybrid program. Let’s start with 38 miles to the gallon. According to Hyundai, that’s the mileage expected from the hybrid version of the Santa Fe small SUV, on display this week at the Paris Motor Show.The company claims that the concept hybrid SUV will reach 38 mpg by virtue of
So I got a great question in my email today from Mark Stauffer, as he was listening to the Saturday Workshop Sessions.
It’s one I’ve heard a lot before, so I’d say the answer’s worth a dedicated post.
Mark asks…
“…you’ve said on one of the audios that you are licensed in real estate. Do you disclose to [...]
Doesn’t it seem like there’s a new markety makeup catchphrase every week? — a new cosmetic hybrid we’re told will give us the best of two or more different worlds?And you thought werewolves were bad…
The Toyota Prius is the most popular hybrid in America, and it is also the most commonly available hybrid for rent. If you have never driven a hybrid before, the Prius is a great car to rent. It is fun and easy to drive and incorporates many features not only unique to hybrids, but to [...]
In a world where more and more people are driving hybrids to both save on gas and be more environmentally friendly, many people ask why they should have to surrender on the luxury they enjoy in a new car just to be more environmentally friendly. Well, thanks to companies like Lexus, Porsche, Cadillac, and Mercedes [...]
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It seems that more and more people are perfectly comfortable home, but do not understand how it works hybrid vehicle technology. According to the automotive research, sales of new hybrid vehicles rose by 38% in 2007, approximately 350,000 on the road. And according to environmental websites, in March 2008 saw the second highest ever monthly sales of hybrid to 38,214 units - despite the overall dec
Making Noise? The Future of HybridsMotorists want their hybrid electric vehicle to not only look different than other cars on the road, they want it to act differently as well, insists Dave Lyon, GM's executive director of interior design for North America. "Simply putting a 'hybrid' badge on a car doesn't have much impact on other consumers," Lyon says, and when paying a premium to conserve fuel,
In the past, selecting and driving a hybrid car required the purchaser to make some sacrifices. The vehicles were typically smaller than a midsize sedan, did not carry a long list of creature comforts and often featured styling only an aerodynamics expert could love. For those not willing to make these sacrifices, the choices were vehicles with good mileage and vehicles with poor mileage. Great mi
The Internal Revenue Service announced that purchasers of American Honda Motor Company, Inc., qualified vehicles may continue to claim the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit.The announcement comes after the IRS concluded its quarterly review of the number of hybrid vehicles sold. Honda sold 6,518 qualifying vehicles to retail dealers in the quarter ending June 30 2007. This brings the cumulative num
These days, hybrids seem to be all the rage. Everybody thinks a hybrid is the best option when buying cars regardless of the cost. But did you know many certified used cars are a comparable alternative if you don’t have the tens of thousands of dollars to afford a hybrid?
Hybrids are great for helping reduce [...]
While some of them clearly curb pollution, hybrids aren’t the answer - at least not for everyone. Many folks can’t afford one, don’t like what’s available, or want to drive a car that doesn’t use gasoline and spew smog into the skies.
Hybrids may be billed as a pollution solution, but they still run on gasoline, and some models increase gas mileage only by 2 or 3 mile
Ford Taps Utility to Test Plug-In HybridsGM may have the flashy Chevy Volt concept, but it seems Ford has taken the first step to test plug-in hybrids in the wild. Ford has teamed with electric utility California Edison to test its new plug-in hybrid technology starting this year, with as many as 20 vehicles on the roads by 2009. The company not only wants to test the cars themselves, but also the
New Drivetrains, Hybrids Coming From ChryslerLong criticized for its truck-heavy lineup and low gas mileage, Chrysler says fuel-efficient engines and transmissions, including a few hybrids, are in store. In addition to the hybrids, there will be a new family of V-6 engines, a dual-clutch transmission and more diesels, product development executive Frank Klegon said at a media event in Michigan tod
New Ford Ethanol Hybrids Ready for TestingFord is sending 20 new Escape Hybrid flexible-fuel SUVs to fleet customers starting today to test out the ethanol-capable vehicles. Since both ethanol-based flex-fuel engines and gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles are commonplace, an ethanol hybrid seems like a no-brainer, but Ford says the vehicles had to go through months of testing before this limited nu
Hyundai hasn't yet put a hybrid car on the market, but the company sure is throwing around some big numbers for its hybrid program. Let’s start with 38 miles to the gallon. According to Hyundai, that’s the mileage expected from the hybrid version of the Santa Fe small SUV, on display this week at the Paris Motor Show.
The company claims that the concept hybrid SUV will reach 38 mpg by virtue
Volvo has been working on conventional, diesel-electric, and plug-in hybrids for years now, and late last week announced that it will be bringing all of the above to market in the coming years.
Hybrid cars become more popular and every year their number on the Earth is increasing. But besides the number is increasing and the quality of these cars. Manufacturers continue to improve their creations so the appearance of each new «hybrid» becomes a real event in the automotive industry.
Use at least Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHYBRID. This sedan [...]
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The headline above is what we call a “bait & switch,” and it recreates the feeling I got when I approached the AMPLE Motion booth at the AltCar Expo. AMPLE, a new company incorporated on Earth Day this year, is trying an unusual [...]
PARIS, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Hybrid automobiles for a world rocked by wallet-emptying gas prices will be front and center at the 2008 Paris auto show, a trade publication reported Sunday.Automotive News Europe reported that Renault's Ondelios concept is powered by a 2.0-liter diesel engine and electric motors on the front and rear wheels.The auto company has no plans to build the car, but instead inte
Kia will unveil two new hybrid concept versions of the Soul and the Cee’d at the Paris Motor Show. Both cars use the same drivertrain, with a 1.6-litre petrol engine backed up by a 20bhp motor.Both are ‘mild hybrids’ that work on the same principle as Honda’s Civic IMA, the motor provides assistance to the engine, but the car cannon run on electrical power alone. They use Kia’s new ‘Id
Driving a car has become more and more expensive as the years go by mainly due to the rising cost of petroleum. Many drivers have turned to hybrid cars to save on the expense of keeping gas in the tank.
If you’re a hybrid car owner and the type who likes to “trick out your ride,” [...]
by Freddic ClayAs environmental concerns encourage the automotive industry towards producing greener than ever automobiles, Honda plans to showcase it's concept called “Insight” at the Paris International Auto Show. The automotive trade event, “Paris Motor Show” will run from October 2 to 19, 2008.The new Insight Concept has styling features similar to the Honda FCX Clarity fuel
A hybrid? You want to drive a hybrid? You want to save money at the fuel pump and do your bit to save the planet, too? So you're going to buy a hybrid?Be careful.Some hybrids do get excellent fuel economy and almost all of them are better for the planet than most comparably-sized, strictly gasoline-powered vehicles. Hybrids are better than diesels from a "green" perspective, too.Yes, fuel economy
The money you save in the first year of ownership of some hybrids will make up for the premium you pay to purchase them. According to “Which hybrids save you money” a report in the October issue of Consumer Reports, six out of the twelve hybrids the watch group looked at — the Toyota Prius [...]
Toyota announced on Monday that it will increase its suggested retail prices for certain commercial and hybrid vehicles sold in Japan from September to offset higher prices of raw materials such as steel, rare metals and crude oil. The retail prices for the Prius and Harrier hybrid vehicles are to increase by an average of 3%, or 76,800 yen and 136,500 yen respectively and by an average of 2% for
The first hybrid vehicles from Chrysler, Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen are now finally in production at the factory from Newark Delaware, followed to providing a consumer with 25% less than the gas version.Both models have a Hemi V8 engine of 5.7 litres and a hybrid system of two-mode type to maintain the interest of Americans for SUV's, despite the high oil prices.This system, developed toget
Toyota hybrids are in high demand, but many consumers will have to wait because there is a short supply of its batteries. Toyota will be increasing its supply of batteries next year. Toyota hybrids are currently earning only one-quarter of their original tax credit, and the tax credit for those vehicles will no longer be available after October 1, 2007. Honda Motor Company has sold more than 60,00
A Hybrid car is an answer to the rising fuel prices as well as global warming. Hybrid car are actually a combination of combustion engines and electric motors. Most of such vehicles run on electricity in the city and on fuel while on highways. This helps to save fuel consumption in congested city roads.Hybrids are definitely a good alternative for fuel cars but they have always been overwhelmed by
Japan's largest automaker Toyota Motor Corp will raise prices on hybrid and commercial vehicles by 1 to 3 percent as early as this fall, but will exclude mainstays such as the Corolla subcompact and the Crown luxury sedan from the hikes, the Nikkei reported on Monday, without citing sources.Models such as the Prius hybrid car and the Dyna truck are likely to be affected, the business daily said.To
Businessweek recently released a list of the best selling cars of 2008. During the first half of the year small cars and hybrids have come out on top of the sales numbers. According to Businessweek cars that have four-cylinder variants and get around 30 mpg on the highway or above are the gainers so far.
Here's al list of some of the best-selling cars during the first half of this year:...
When you’re looking for a new hybrid, you have plenty of options to choose from, but you may not know that Ford currently offers a hybrid and is working every day to come up with more alternative-fuel and hybrid vehicles to bring to the general public.Currently, the Ford Company has only one hybrid vehicle but also has several vehicles in the works that run on corn oil as opposed to regular oil,
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: as automotive manufacturers intensify their focus on small vehicle production, consumers express desire for advancements in alternative powertrain technology.Read more...
The hybrid vehicle typically achieves greater fuel economy and lower emissions than conventional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), resulting in fewer emissions being generated. These savings are primarily achieved by four elements of a typical hybrid design:1. recapturing energy normally wasted during braking etc.;2. having significant battery storage capacity to store and reuse recaptu
Although the idea behind hybrid vehicles is essentially the same, all hybrids are definitely not created equal. In his recent article for the Detroit News, auto critic Scott Burgess examines what he considers the best and the worst of this...
Important acronyms:ICE: Internal Combustion Engine - The standard drive train of cars way back in the 20th Century.PHEV: Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle - A car or truck with an ICE and a battery pack that can be charged straight from a typical electrical outlet.VVT: Variable Valve Timing - A system which allows an ICE to open and close cylinder valves with at least some degree of independence from cranksh
Mercedes To Introduce Cleanest Diesel SUV In The U.S. Mercedes-Benz has announced it is ready to introduce the R, ML and GL 320 SUVs equipped with Mercedes’ BlueTEC technology in the U.S. The company says that the vehicles are the most economical full-size SUV in the U.S. - the GL 320, gets 25 mpg, the company says. Daimler is also introducing its “Blue Efficiency” initia
Since it is pretty much a given that hybrids will be popping up in higher numbers on our roads, many are starting to question the safety of the cars in relation to blind and visually impaired pedestrians. Some argue the...
When you think of hybrid you think of a car that is extremely slow and economical. Well times have changed, a new generation of sporty hybrids is in the works and ought to give the segment an image...
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Toyota is struggling to keep up with booming demand for hybrid vehicles because it is unable to make enough batteries that are key components of the popular “green” cars, a senior executive said Monday.
The battery crunch is likely to continue for the rest of the year, since new lines cannot be added to increase production until 2009, said Takeshi Uchiyamada, executive vice president
The largest car and truck auction yard in the Northwest sits just on the south side of the Yellowstone River near Billings.
If you’re looking to see how $4-a-gallon gas is putting the hurt on Montana, this is a good place to start.
Big, gas-guzzling SUVs are sitting around for weeks, said Jake Gertsch, a salesman there at the Auto Auction of Montana. Cars are in short supply and they cost more.
Think buying a hybrid car is out of your price range? The Yahoo Green weblog says it’s time you rethink the cost of hybrids, comparing the cost to own a Prius versus two non-hybrid cars—a Honda Accord and Civic—over the course of three years. Estimating the purchase price and Blue Book value over time, along [...]
Thirty miles per gallon. That benchmark is emerging as the defining criteria for motorists who are hoping to find relief from steadily rising gas prices. It’s more important than style, color or power.
“It’s definitely changing,” said Drew Koehnke, sales manager for Power Auto Center in Corvallis, who carries Buick, Pontiac and Cadillac autos. “Now people come in and ask what we’ve got
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While some automakers are already promising to have plug-in hyrbids on the road by 2010, the US Department of Energy is now pouring some cash into a slightly less ambitious joint effort with Ford, General Motors, and General Electric, which would see plug-ins capable of driving 40 miles on a single charge roll [...]
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While some automakers are already promising to have plug-in hyrbids on the road by 2010, the US Department of Energy is now pouring some cash into a slightly less ambitious joint effort with Ford, General Motors, and General Electric, which would see plug-ins capable of driving 40 miles on a single charge roll [...]
Toyota to Produce Camry hybrids in AustraliaToyota will start making the Camry petro-electric hybrid in Australia from early 2010, as part of the Japanese automaker’s efforts to step up production of such green cars around the world, the company said.Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd said his government will provide Toyota$33million from a fund for ecological cars to cover costs such as those
In these days of nearly nonexistent profits for every one of Detroit's Big Three automakers, R&D funds must be allocated very carefully. In contrast, Japanese manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda have been earning profits on a yearly basis. Not long ago, a mild spat arose regarding whether or not the Japanese government helped fund the development of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive. Even if th
Transmission technology specialist Xtrac says the flywheel kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) currently being developed for Formula One could be applied to road vehicles in a number of ways.
“By providing an additional boost of power, the F1 technology is particularly relevant to the trend to fit cars with smaller engines in pursuit of better fuel [...]
Total reported hybrid sales in the US. Click to enlarge. Reported US sales of hybrids in May 2008 declined 20% from May 2007 to 35,943 units. This drop is largely, but not solely, due to a 37% drop in sales of the Prius to 15,011 units in May 2008 from 24,009 units in May 2007. Toyota characterized the decline as due to "limited availability". The May 2008 figures also in
First GM Hybrids in Dubai - General Motors today delivered its first hybrid vehicles in the Middle East to the Government of Dubai and the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The vehicles, which include the Chevrolet Tahoe hybrid and the Chevrolet Malibu hybrid, are part of a ground-breaking project that involves a 12-month trial using the vehicles as public taxis that could eventually lead
Chevrolet Tahoe hybrid and the Chevrolet Malibu hybrid are part of a ground-breaking project that involves a 12-month trial using the vehicles as public taxis that could eventually lead to one of the largest hybrid fleets in the world.Read more...
Lexus corporate has recently supplied the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) with four Lexus RX 400h vehicles helping to raise awareness of the hybrid range among its players.
The four players who will be using the hybrids are; Gareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur, Craig Gardiner Aston Villa, Micah Richards Manchester City and David Wheater Middlesbrough. All have [...]
E&ETV's "OnPoint" hosts a discussion with George Kerchner who is the executive director of the Portable Rechargeable Battery Association. Mr. Kerchner discusses the need for policy development to make electric vehicles more viable and the influences that electric vehicles will have on the grid. Go here to see the video.
Toyota's plans to run a Prius on Lithium-ion batteries have hit a roadblock. Launch of the new Toyota Prius that was to run on Lithium-ion batteries has been pushed back to 2011, instead of the previously planned 2008 models year.Toyota had to take this decision due to potential safety problems with its Lithium-ion cells. Panasonic EV Energy had provided the Li-ion batteries for Toyota; the same c
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Three new hybrids alongside the Civic hybrid will bring total to half a million per year for Honda.
Honda plans to sell half a million hybrids per year globally with three new vehicles supplementing the Honda Civic hybrid in its lineup.
The automaker’s hybrid strategy includes a hybrid version of the Honda Fit, production of [...]
Honda plans to sell half a million hybrids per year globally with three new vehicles supplementing the Honda Civic hybrid in its lineup.
The automaker’s hybrid strategy includes a hybrid version of the Honda Fit, production of the CR-Z hybrid sports car concept, and an all-new, small five-door hatchback hybrid, CEO Takeo Fukui announced during his mid-year address in Tokyo.
First up will be the
Honda today announced additional details regarding its new small hybrid scheduled for introduction in early 2009, as part of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. CEO Takeo Fukui’s mid-year address. An official name and full product details will be announced later this year.
In addition to weight reduction, a significant cost reduction in Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) components [...]
Honda’s clean-diesel technology will come to the U.S. in the ‘09 Accord, plus we get the scoop on other Honda tech.
From the Tokyo auto show comes confirmation that Honda’s 2.2-liter diesel engine will come to the U.S. installed in the 2009 Accord. The aluminum engine is fairly conventional in that it has a balance shaft, dual overhead cams, and high fuel pressure. The redline should be around 4500 rpm; that’s where the Euro-spec diesel Accord we drove topped out.
Power and boost levels have not been specified yet, but we can expect at least 150 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. Honda engineers say the diesel is about 44 pounds heavier than a similar gas engine, but they wouldn’t confirm the actual weight of either.
One interesting tidbit is the cast st
Kayla is a such a sweet dog I often chuckle at how she came into my life, and about the wolf-hybrid horror stories that circulate. She’s a registered wolf hybrid from a breeder in Ocala, Florida. When she was abandoned in Whitehorse, I took her in with the understanding that it would be short-term until I [...]
REMEMBER WHEN POWER LINES CAUSED CANCER? EMF stopped causing cancer in 1997, but no one bothered to tell Jim Motavalli, who wrote an Automobile column in the Sunday New York Times about the risks of EMF in hybrids. According to Motavalli the National Cancer Institute studied the cancer risks associated with electromagnetic fields. And so it did - but it couldn't find any. You might think Motavalli would at least check the Archives of the New York Times. On July 3, 1997, the day the massive four-year NCI study of power lines and cancer appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, Gina Kolata reported in the Times that the study was unambiguous and found no health effects associated with electromagnetic fields. An editorial in the same
In recent years, New York City has been trying to phase out its fleet of taxis to make room for hybrids and other more efficient vehicles. But did you know the Ford Escape hybrids outnumber the other eco-friendly taxis by hundreds?
Right now, there are about 850 Ford Escape hybrid taxis transporting people all over the city while [...]
After adopting the "no replacement for displacement" mantra and swapping out its 5.5-liter supercharged engines for normally-aspirated 6.2-liter units, AMG might once again be reconsidering its options. According to a recent report by U.K.-based Car, AMG could be contemplating a return to forced induction, using 5.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-8s that could produce in the neighborhood of 570 horses and 665 lb-ft of torque. Not enough? A full 700 horsepower and 885 lb-ft could be available in an even more potent version. What's the reason for the switch? Reportedly, AMG isn't content with the emissions and fuel economy of its latest engines, leading them to develop more environmentally responsible powertrains (if you can call any 700 horsepower engine environmentally responsibl
Wow... it's almost been a week since we last updated the site. We're not slacking... we've just been a bit busy. I had the honor of making Miss ShanksAlot (I guess that's Mrs. now) my new wife on Saturday... and SirPutts had the honor of drinking as much as he wanted at our open bar. Thanks to everyone for making our wedding a special one. We're back and ready to roll so let's get to it!
Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.’s Elantra liquefied-petroleum-gas electric hybrid will roll off the production line next summer, several months ahead of the previously planned launch due to a top management directive, a company executive says.
“We’ve put about 100 LPG Hybrid Elantras through performance tests so far, after beginning the hybrid program in 2002,” Lee Ki-sang, director [...]
The Human Fertalisation and Embryology Bill has caused more than a stir in the UK, and I understand why. The US has not been exempt from stem cell issues. In fact, George W. Bush vetoed the House/Senate passed embryonic stem cell bill. Bush was in favor of stem cell research so long as the research did not utilize fertilized human eggs.But the Human Fertalisation and Embryology Bill that has bounced around Parliament (and I believed was approved last September) has the controversial edge, hands down. Under the bill, Scientists are enable to create human/animal hybrids. Simply put, the process involves taking an animal egg, removing nearly all the genetic material, and replacing it with DNA from a human cell. The new embryo, referred to as admixed, is reportedly 99% human. The embryo
Gas prices have skyrocketed over the course of the last few years. Due to these incredibly high prices, many people are purchasing hybrid cars. A vehicle is considered a hybrid when it combines power sources to increase performance capabilities. In the case of most current hybrid automobiles, the cars are powered by both gasoline and an electric motor. There are two types of hybrid cars. One type is a parallel hybrid. In this type of vehicle, both the gasoline portion of the engine and the electric motor are connected to the transmission of the car. This means the car is able to run off of either power source. Another type of hybrid vehicle is the series hybrid. In this type of automobile, the gas powered engine runs a generator. The generator powers the electric motor. The electric motor
Have you ever seen the show Beach Patrol? If not, it’s a reality TV show that’s much like Cops. But this show follows the lifeguards and security guards that patrol the beaches of Miami and other coastal cities.
Now, some of those people who safeguard the beaches will be getting some new hybrid SUVs as a donation [...]
A few years ago a report titled the 'Dust to Dust' report claimed that the total environmental footprint of a Hummer SUV was less than that of a Toyota Prius. If you want to read the entire 458 page report you can download the PDF here, but the synopsis of the report basically puts forth that once you take into the account the full costs associated with research, development, mining, operation and maintenance and finally the recycling of the hybrid car the total amount of energy consumed is greater than that of a Hummer over each vehicle's usable lifetime.Needless to say, the report was widely quoted in the media. However, a rebuttal has since been published by Dr. Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute which points out some questionable methods. Two of the highlights in the Dust to Du
If you are one that loves being the first to try out new trends, then you should certainly consider looking at a hybrid vehicle. Hybrids are the newest in vehicle technology and one of the hottest items on the market. They are so popular that many manufacturers have very extensive waiting lists. Dealers were running out of hybrids and couldn’t get their orders filled fast enough so several companies even stopped all other deliveries until the dealer orders were filled. The hybrid is the new accessory that many cannot wait to get their hands on. Many may question why the hybrid is the hottest thing in the automobile market right now. The fact is that there are several reasons consumers are running toward these innovative vehicles. The most popular reason people are trying out hybr
Condo-hotels, or condotels as some call them, aren't regulated by the Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums & Mobile Homes even though the state leads the nation in the number of condo-hotel units."It's a mess," said Raphan, an assistant ombudsman for the state agency.Raphan's view mirrors that of many who watched the novel craze begin and crash almost as quickly.
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Sales of new General Motors hybrids, including its touted full-sized SUVs, are taking off at a crawl.GM sold 843 hybrids in the first quarter--655 of them the Two Mode hybrid versions of its full-sized Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon SUVs. The rest are mild hybrids: the Saturn Aura Green Line, Saturn Vue Green Line and Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid.Sales are slow because the Malibu Hybrid and the Two Mode SUVs are just entering the market, says a GM spokesman. "We talked about a model-year volume of 8,000 to 12,000 for the Tahoe and Yukon, and that hasn't changed," says GM spokesman Brian Corbett. "Generally hybrid vehicle sales tend to be a little slower initially compared to regular vehicles. We're expected to increase sales as awareness increases."GM has been advertising the Tahoe and Yukon Two
SAE International's Automotive Engineering International (AEI) magazine crown General Motors' Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and GMC Yukon Hybrid as 2008's Best Engineered Vehicles.Read more...
Only a few days after Toyota announced it would bring Prius hybrid to Korean market, Hyundai-Kia’s Chairman, Mr. Chung Mong-koo, revealed some facts about the company’s current hybrid car development and future plans. The announcement was made during his visit of Kia Motor’s factory in Gwangju, a Hyundai spokesman said.
Although the auto giant’s plans to [...]
A small group of individuals and some small, specialized companies [see CalCars poster in right hand column] have been gaining increasing public visibility in their push to entice major auto manufacturers to begin producing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles [PHEV]. More recently some very large corporate entities have joined the chorus, Southern California Edison will be using Ford Escape vehicles and even PE&G will see power sold back from one Google test fleet vehicles. In contrast, the major automobile manufactures stumbled unintentionally into the spot light.
A small group of individuals and some small, specialized companies [see CalCars poster in right hand column] have been gaining increasing public visibility in their push to entice major auto manufacturers to begin producing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles [PHEV]. More recently some very large corporate entities have joined the chorus, Southern California Edison will be using Ford Escape vehicles and even PE&G will see power sold back from one Google test fleet vehicles. In contrast, the major automobile manufactures stumbled unintentionally into the spot light.
So you're in the market for a hybrid car and think all hybrids are the same? Better think again as there are a number of different types of hybrid vehicles available and even more on the way. Buyers need to be informed and realize that hybrid vehicles can be drastically different in terms of both technology and the hit to your checkbook. In the following article I will breakdown the different technologies available and help you determine what is best for you.Full HybridsAt this point most people would agree that these are the best types of hybrids currently available. They operate using two separate propulsions systems, the internal combustion engine and the electric motor which can work independently of each other. Under certain driving conditions, typically low speed, the car can operate
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First came the Dub Zero. Second, the Spiz’ike. A third time is no surprise from Jordan Brand. The latest hybrid from the Jordan camp is the 6 Rings model. This shoe is a...
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Hyundai-Kia Chairman Chung Mong Koo said last Friday, while showing South Korean President Lee Myung Bak around the Kia facility, that Hyundai will start production of its first hybrid car by 2009. Further plans are to produce a small fleet of electric cars starting 2012.Mr. chung said: "The importance of developing futuristic, environmentally-friendly cars is increasing for sustainable growth. Therefore, technology for advanced cars, like the hybrid, is imperative.”Hyundai has set out a plan to achieve this target, first to develop the technology, create a mass production system and expand the model line-up. The first car to receive the hybrid treatment is the compact Elantra (Avante) LPI (Liqufied Petroleum Injection), the Elantra LPI Hybrid will run on both Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP
IMAGE: The little colt above with its parents is the result of an interbreeding between a Shetland pony and a zebra. The image at right illustrates the native California tiger salamanders (Ambystoma californiense), barred tiger salamanders (A. tigrinum mavortium), and the hybrids produced when the two species interbreed. Image by Bruce Delgado/U.S. Bureau of Land Management.Hybrids often occur in captivity but are more rare in Nature. However, hybrids in nature are sometimes the result of anthropogenic activity. A good example is hybridization between the endangered California tiger salamanders (A. californiense) and the introduced barred tiger salamanders (A. tigrinum mavortium). The barred tiger salamander was introduced in California from Texas. Both species are from the same genus A
Plug-in hybrids get far better mileage than standard cars or regular hybrids and emit far less pollution. But they are also tough to justify economically at the moment with existing technology, according to the first several months of data from RechargeIT.org, which is studying how well plug-in hybrids work in real-world circumstances. Read the full story here
Four out of five General Motors vehicles sold in the United States will have to be hybrids by 2020, according to Bob Lutz, the company’s product guru. Speaking at the New York Auto Show, Lutz said, "Ultimately by 2020 we figure that 80 percent of vehicles will require some sort of hybridization," because of new U.S. fuel- economy standards. "We cannot get to 35 miles per gallon with anything resembling the current product portfolio with anything resembling current technology."In a Bloomberg News report yesterday, Lutz targeted the percentage of hybrid sales to approximately 30 percent by 2015. “Around 2015 we're going to have to sell a ton of hybrids whether people want them or not." He added, “It's basically going to result in the quasi-disappearance of V-8 engines."Lutz comments ec
Chery won a share of 50 through competing with the participating foreign brands, thus becoming the first Chinese brand to appear in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.Read more...
By Joe Wiesenfelder
Hybrid rankings have often been simplistic: Most are little more than lists of the highest-mileage models on the market. Here, we ranked hybrids based on how much fuel savings they get when compared to their non-hybrid version, as well as how much all that saved gas is going to cost you. Examinations that compare hybrids to “comparably equipped” versions miss an important point. Hybrids are almost always among the most expensive trim levels, if not the most costly, but our premise is that you’re looking for efficiency first, followed closely by price. This isn’t about acceleration, so the hybrids are compared to the lowest-priced, most-efficient gas-only trim level in their model line. Our rankings take into account the hybrid’s mileage
Summary: "Detroit may be the lay surpassingly closely associated with the manufacturing of cars and trucks, but for futuristic automotive design, all roads would seem to begin to Los Angeles. And not convenient for U.S. automakers. The more useful LA place has biased design studios from a worldwide lineup of big-name companies, including BMW (Newbury Park), General Motors (North Hollywood), Honda (Torrance and Pasadena), Hyundai (La Jolla), Toyota (Newport Beach), Volkswagen (Santa Monica) and Volvo (Camarillo).For this year's Design Los Angeles automotive form conference, nine of those studios took a lick at environmental awareness--from the usage the iced materials for the disputable vehicles would be gathered to the form those vehicles enact around town."Take a glance at all nine design
Summary: the growing popularity of "The vehicle-activated hybrid gasoline-electric brought safety worries some emergency responders, firefighters, and potential buyers to the new technology. But these vehicles are no greater threat broken any other car, according to manufacturers and experts in security. hybrids went first sold seven years ago America-beginning with the 2000 Honda Insight-but fears of the potential dangers associated with high system tension have inspired a recent spate of news stories and filled with fuel discussions online bulletin-board. Interested groups focused on the potential hazards associated with the systems used to operate vehicles, questioning the risks that electrical components could pose in the event of an accident. " ; 240,000 Toyota hybrids were sold, and
BY JENS MEINERS
Mercedes-Benz performance brand AMG shows its environmental side.
Mercedes’s AMG performance division wants to offer guiltless pleasure for those who love performance cars but are tired of being criticized for a lack of commitment to save the planet.
On the eve of the 2008 Geneva auto show, AMG boss Volker Mornhinweg boldly announced that the [...]
BY JENS MEINERS
Mercedes-Benz performance brand AMG shows its environmental side.
Mercedes’s AMG performance division wants to offer guiltless pleasure for those who love performance cars but are tired of being criticized for a lack of commitment to save the planet.
On the eve of the 2008 Geneva auto show, AMG boss Volker Mornhinweg boldly announced that the [...]
General Motors doesn’t want to miss the hype train. It too has now announced that it will have an entire fleet of hybrids. Ok, it didn’t. But, GM will have 16 hybrid models on the market by 2012, CEO Rick Wagoner told reporters at the Geneva Motor Show.The models will be powered by two different hybrid systems. One is designed for the rear-wheel and all-wheel-drive vehicles (Chevy Tahoe). The other is for the front-wheel-drive vehicles (Saturn Vue).Wagoner said that GM plans to introduce one hybrid model, on average, every four months until 2012. GM currently offers four hybrid models – the Chevy Tahoe, Chevy Malibu, Saturn Vue, and Saturn Aura.source
Summary: For more than 100 years, the electric car was the car of tomorrow, but never the car today. Why? The new documentary, "Who killed the Car?" Electrical; offers a fascinating attempt to answer this question, but falls victim to the usual radical deplores this public secondary track. The truth "inconvenient; is that the electric car will never replace the family sedan. Those who continue to put electric cars on a pedestal hunt a utopian dream when a promising solution is now close: "plug-in hybrid" car, which is recharged at home as an electric car, but also leverages the power of a gasoline engine.
Senator Carr held a day-long series of meetings with Toyota's executives in Tokyo, while a review of automotive manufacturing in Australia works to prepare an interim report on the future of the industry by the end of this month. The Rudd Government has committed to spend $500 million on a green car fund, which could be used to convince Toyota to produce hybrid cars in Australia. Toyota produces its petrol-engined Camry and Aurion vehicles in Victoria, at Altona. A spokeswoman for Senator Carr said the meetings were "very productive discussions". "He has reinforced the federal Government's enthusiasm for the motor vehicle industry," shesaid.
